Nicholas Bell

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Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), FIPRESCI, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2023: The Beast (Bonello) Poor Things (Lanthimos), Master Gardener (Schrader). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.

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The Good Sister (Schwesterherz) | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Sister, My Sister: Fischer Tests the Moral Fibers of Familial Bonds An ethical dilemma curdles in the heart of Sarah Miro Fischer’s directorial debut Schwesterherz...

Home Sweet Home | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Sofie, Homemaker: Petersen Banks on Undervalued Emotional Labor Danish director Frelle Petersen’s latest title Home Sweet Home (Hjem kaere hjem) aims to showcase the significant...

Das Licht | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Wasting Electricity: Tykwer Illuminates a Narrative Void Despite revealing itself to be an interconnected rumination on aspects of the soul, Tom Tykwer’s Das Licht (The...

Parthenope | Review

The Boring & Beautiful: Sorrentino’s Tone Deaf Portrait of a Lady It’s unfortunate no one’s as likely to be infatuated with the eponymous Parthenope (pronounced...

Marcello Mio | Review

In the Name of the Father: Honore Pays Homage via Identity Crisis “I only exist when I am working on a film,” Marcello Mastroianni...

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